September 3, 2018
Buchorn Inn Serves Dishes of History
Did you know that according to culinary history the word “succotash” is derived from the Narragansett Indian word msickquatash meaning boiled corn kernels? This simple and delicious dish featuring corn, beans and other vegetables is a nourishing dish of Native American origin. While we don’t know for sure what was on the menu at the first Thanksgiving, many food historians agree that a version of succotash likely was on the table. This dish has been adapted throughout the United States. Many versions have corn, pole or lima beans, green or red peppers, tomatoes, okra and fresh herbs. The ingredients are based on what is fresh and bountiful, so you are not likely to have exactly the same recipe twice.
Chef Frank has succotash on the menu this week, featuring our garden-fresh okra, pole beans, and
The majestic okra plants in the Buckhorn Inn garden beds are 10 feet tall!
herbs. In the Buckhorn Inn garden we are growing Perkins Mammoth Long Pod okra from Burpee Seed Co. The 7″ long pods are tender and delicious. The towering 10′ tall plants are quite a sight in our raised garden beds! We are not certain what ingredients will inspire Chef Frank on Wednesday night, but here is an easy recipe that serves 6. It was adapted from a recipe on http://www.thespruceeats.com.
A Taste of History Succotash
4 cups okra pods, sliced into 1/2″ rounds
3 large tomatoes, seeded and diced
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup sliced pole beans
1 cup corn kernels
1 tablespoon of butter
Combine the okra and tomatoes in a large non-reactive saucepan. Add the salt and pepper and 1/2 cup water or vegetable broth. Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the beans and simmer for another 20 minutes. Add the corn kernels and cook for 20 minutes longer. Add the butter and blend. This makes a delicious hot side dish!
January 15, 2018
Buckhorn Inn Celebrates 80th Anniversary
Throughout 2018 we will be taking a look back to 1938 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Buckhorn Inn. It was in 1938 that Douglas and Audrey Bebb first opened the doors to what has become the oldest inn in eastern Tennessee. We thought it would be fun to take a look back at what was going on in the world 80 years ago.
Hubert Bebb was the architect for the Buckhorn Inn, built in 1938.
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This is also the 80th anniversary of . . .
- This week let’s take a look at what was going on in the arts and popular culture.
- Benny Goodman and his orchestra became the first jazz musicians to headline a show in New York City’s Carnegie Hall.
- The play Our Town by Thornton Wilder was performed for the first time in Princeton, NJ. The play earned him a Pulitzer Prize in the same year.
- Stravinsky’s Dumbarton Oaks premiers in Washington, DC.
- Aaron Copland and Eugene Loring’s ballet Billy the Kid premiers in Chicago.
- Superman appeared for the first time in Action Comics.
- Margaret Hamilton’s costume catches fire during the filming of The Wizard of Oz.
- The first cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny is released.
- Information Please debuts on NBC radio.
- Frida Kahlo had her first solo art exhibit.
- Porky and Daffy, a Loony Tunes animated short film, is released.
- Popular movies were Boys Town starring Spencer Tracey and Mickey Rooney, Jezebel starring Bette Davis, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- The comic strip Dennis the Menace first appears.
- Northwestern University awards an honorary degree to Charlie McCarthy (a dummy).
- The Howard Hawks film Bringing Up Baby starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant is released.
- Orson Welle’s radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds causes widespread panic.
- Kate Smith sings God Bless America for the first time on her radio show.
- Ella Fitzgerald records “A-Tisket, A-Tasket”. It hits #1 later in the year.
- Al Capp creates Sadie Hawkins Day.
- Notable births in 1938 include: Allen Toussaint, Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block, Natalie Wood, Christopher Lloyd, Kenny Rogers and Jon Voight.
- The world lost in 1938: Blues singer Robert Johnson, author Thomas Wolfe, soprano Alma Gluck, and Popeye creator E.C. Segar.
- For more events, check out http://www.onthisday.com and http://www.thepeopleinhistory.com as well as Wikipedia.
Be sure to watch this space for periodic looks into the world in which the Buckhorn Inn’s first guests were living!
September 25, 2017
Fall in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Fall is a great time to be in eastern Tennessee! The experts are predicting a magnificent display of colors this year and the Buckhorn Inn is so convenient to the Park. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers have planned many free activities to help you enjoy the park. Here are some of our favorites!
Fall is a beautiful time of year in eastern Tennessee.
Evening Campfire
A ranger is available to tell stories and histories around the campfire from 7:30 to 8:30 pm in the Elkmont Campground. The campfire program runs on Friday and Saturday evenings from September 16 through October 28.
The “Good Ol’ Days”
Walk the Mountain Farm Museum with a ranger and learn about the early settlers in this area. The Museum is located by the Oconaluftee Visitor Center. This event is available every Saturday at 10:30 am from September 16 through October 28.
Porters Creek Hike
Join a ranger in “our own backyard” to engage in an eye-opening exploration of how much, and how little, things have changed over the years in the Greenbrier Cove area. The hike is conducted on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Hikers should meet at the Porters Creek trailhead.
Fall Amble
This is one of our favorite ways to take in all the beautiful colors of fall in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Locations for this hike vary as the ranger will take you to the elevation where the leaves currently are at their peak. The hikes begin at 10:30 and are classified as moderately difficult. This hike is available on Sundays and Wednesdays from September 17 through October 25.
School Days at Little Greenbrier
Discover what it was like to live in a mountain community and to attend a one-room school house. This trip back in time happens every Tuesday through October 24 at 11 am and 2 pm. Meet at the Little Greenbrier Schoolhouse near the Metcalf Bottoms picnic area.
All of these events, and many more, are detailed at the National Park Service website. Please visit http://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/calendar. We look forward to seeing you this fall!
July 2, 2017
Ice Cream Summer at the Buckhorn Inn!
In 1984 President Reagan declared July the official National Ice Cream Month. At the Buckhorn Inn we are going further by celebrating this delicious treat all summer long!
July is National Ice Cream Month!
The International Dairy Foods Association reports that ice cream was enjoyed as far back as the 2nd century B.C. The “ice cream” of the time was snow and ice flavored with honey and nectar. Marco Polo brought a recipe for a frozen treat from the Far East back to Italy about a thousand years later. In the 16th century, Charles I of England was a fan of “cream ice”. Lore has it that he provided the royal maker with a life pension in return for keeping the recipe a secret. In fact, royals around the world kept this delicacy to themselves. However in 1660 a café in Paris made a frozen blend of cream, milk, butter and eggs available to the general public for the first time.
The Oxford English Dictionary reports that one of the first recipes for a frozen cream and sugar dessert in North America appeared in Hannah Glasse’s The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy in the late 1700s. http://www.archive.org/details/artcookerymade02glasgood Later records show that George Washington spent roughly $200 on ice cream during the summer of 1790. That was a large sum at the time–and most of us would agree that was a good expenditure! The invention of insulated ice houses around 1800 enabled the industrial production of ice cream. Today the United States produces more than 1.6 billion gallons of frozen dairy desserts a year!
Special Ice Cream Desserts at the Buckhorn Inn
July 4 dinner guests at the Buckhorn will enjoy Chef Bob’s special creation, Strawberry Smoothie Cake! Upcoming menus will feature more delicious and decadent ice cream desserts like Mud Pie, Grasshopper Pie, and Peach Melba Pie. Keep an eye on our ever-changing menus to see the special desserts we are featuring all summer long! https://www.buckhorninn.com/dining We look forward to welcoming you to celebrate with us!
Delectable fresh peaches are the star of Peach Melba Ice Cream Pie.
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